Community updates (3/22/23)
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Maundy Thursday Service, April 6th Share a soup dinner starting at 5:30 in Fellowship Hall, followed by 6:30 pm service in the sanctuary with handbells.
Good Friday Service, April 7th 12:00 noon
Easter Service, April 9th 10:45am
Easter Lilies You are invited to help beautify the sanctuary and narthex for Easter! You can do so by donating toward Easter Lilies. Please fill out this slip and return it to the church office or Ruthanne Adams Martinez’s mailbox by Tuesday, April 4th. Order forms are available in the Sunday Bulletins and on the table outside the church office. Lilies are $13 each. Please make your check payable to JOINT VENTURE CHURCHES with “Lilies” in the memo line.
* * AFTERNOON SOCIAL * *
When: Thursday, March 23, 2023
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Where: ECA Fellowship Hall
Bring: snacks to share
It's finally here! You asked, and we heard you! Starting this month, we will be having a once-a-month social gathering so that we can come and relax, eat, and just be together. You do not need to RSVP, and it's does not cost any money. You do not have to dress up, unless you want to, and if you are coming from work and don't have time to bring a snack, just come on by anyway! We would love to see you!
Starting in April the Afternoon Social will be on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 4pm to 6pm. We will need “Hosts” for each gathering. Now don't get scared--“hosting” just means you need to unlock/lockup the church. That reminds me, we will likely only have the fellowship hall doors opened, NOT the front door, so drive on around the back and come on inside! When the weather gets better, we may even BBQ!
We already have some people signed up, so grab a spot while you still can.
23 March Ellen Lukanc - put on your FUN hats to help brainstorm for more fellowship ideas
20 April Cecily Martino - bring your baby books and prepare to look at photos and share some fun stories
18 May Todd & Wendy - games - indoor/outdoor/both?
15 June (is God calling you for this month?)
20 July (any ideas come to mind?)
17 August Cecily Martino - TBD
21 September
19 October
16 November
21 December
If you are interested in volunteering to open/close the church, please leave a message on our Contact Us portal for Wendy or Susanne and let them know when you are available to ‘Host’.
Rectory Work Day
Thanks to all who have helped with the Rectory refurbishment so far. It's looking good, but we still have some final follow up items to finish. There will be a second Rectory refurbishment work day on Saturday, April 15, meeting at 9:00 a.m. Please join us at 6884 Burnside Dr. if you can help and Contact Us with any questions.
A pizza lunch will be provided.
Alain Guichard
Prayer Vine Kathleen Eagan in the new director of the Prayer Vine. If you have any prayer requests, please leave a message for her through our Contact Us portal.
Drivers Needed Hi All. A few months ago I asked for those willing to provide rides for our congregation to be part of a driver pool. Sometimes it’s a ride to or from church events, sometimes it’s a need to pick up meds or groceries, or get to appointments. It’s not a commitment to always be available, but is a tangible sharing of love. Please let me know if I can call on you. Please leave a message for Pat McGarvin in our Contact Us portal if you are willing and able to help out here.
-Thanks, Pat
Here is a direct link to our weekly “An Episcopal Sermon” podcast.
Each weekly podcast episode is a live recording of the Gospel reading followed by the sermon based on that reading from our Sunday services. A new episode is posted on our website every Monday (in case you missed it on Sunday). This podcast provides thought provoking messages that can be listened to anywhere at any time.
Enjoy!
Link for this week:
https://www.churchinalmaden.org/news/mar19-2023-an-episcopal-sermon
ECA and UCC have joined together to help feed our community as Joint Venture.
The odd months we will donate food to Santa Maria Urban Mission and on the even months, we will donate to Mary Lou’s Pantry here in Almaden Valley.
Please continue to place non-perishable foods in the bin at Church and at the end of the month the food will be distributed to SMUM in the odd months and Mary Lou’s Pantry in the even months.
Thank you for your continued generosity.